Maisie Peppitt
London
Summary
High-impact Production Manager with over 6 years of experience delivering award-winning audio content for major brands like tonies, Yoto, and Finimize. Expert at bridging the gap between creative talent and operational delivery by managing end-to-end production workflows, high-value budgets, and diverse freelance teams. Proven track record of scaling production infrastructure, migrating audiences to paywall models, and overseeing multi-territory international launches (UK, US, & ANZ) while maintaining a consistently high standard of output in fast-paced environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Production Manager
tonies
London
2025.02 - 2026.04
- Daily Show Management: Lead end-to-end production of daily award-winning podcast, Today with tonies, managing team of sound engineers, scriptwriters, and hosts.
- Talent & Catalogue Oversight: Manage vast catalogue of tonies-own audio content, negotiating with celebrity agents to secure high-profile narrators and overseeing recording sessions.
- Operational Leadership: Directly manage Global and Local CAPEX trackers, identifying cost-saving efficiencies without compromising quality of production.
- International Scaling: Currently spearheading transition of podcast with 30k+ listeners into new listening model and territories, requiring international stakeholder management.
- Quality & Compliance: Provide final sign-off on all upcoming audio and associated visual assets, ensuring copy, pricing, and customer communications meet the standards of a global brand.
- Strategic Innovation: Analyse listener data and habits to identify opportunities for format innovation and creative growth
Freelance Editor
Hitched
London
2024.03 - 2026.04
- Strategic Development: Single-handedly built the business case for the Hitched podcast by analysing opportunity gaps across social media platforms.
- Production Launch: Secured budget approval and managed the full project lifecycle, from guest booking and production team assembly to social strategy, within a 6-month window.
- Editorial Leadership: Manage a network of up to 60 freelance writers, delegating and optimizing daily content to maintain high audience engagement.
Freelance Podcast Producer
Finimize
London
2022.10 - 2025.02
- End-to-End Production: Voiced and produced a daily podcast behind a paywall, translating complex financial data into engaging daily scripts.
- Live Event Production: Orchestrated the audio strategy for Finimize’s first live event, capturing exclusive soundbites and managing deliverables for paywall subscribers.
- Stakeholder Management: Acted as the central point of coordination between high-profile external partners, such as CitiBank, and internal creative teams
Creative Content Writer
HELLO! Magazine
London
2023.01 - 2024.01
- Project Management: Managed simultaneous production schedules for digital and print campaigns, overseeing photo shoots and final copy approval.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Efficiently collaborated with key stakeholders of global brands including L'Oreal, F&F, and Boots
Junior Producer
Yoto
London
2020.10 - 2022.10
- Logistics & Compliance: Oversaw the submissions process and tracked communications for Yoto Originals, ensuring all legal and licensing requirements were met for partners like Mattel and Disney.
- Budgeting: Mapped out an annual content schedule of £100k across production, casting, and licensing.
Education
BA Hons - English Literature
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2016.09 - 2019.03
Skills
- Production Management: End-to-End Delivery, Resource Allocation, Studio & Crew Coordination, and Final Sign-off
- Financial Acumen: Global & Local CAPEX Management, Rate Negotiation, and Cost Control
- Talent & Stakeholders: Celebrity Talent Management, Agent Negotiations, and High-Profile Partner Liaison
- Technical & Strategy: Adobe Audition, Advanced SEO Strategy, SEMrush, Buzzsprout, Asana, Monday & Notion
- Operations: Legal & Rights Clearances, Risk Analysis, and International Market Launches (US/ANZ)
Timeline
Senior Production Manager
tonies
2025.02 - 2026.04
Freelance Editor
Hitched
2024.03 - 2026.04
Creative Content Writer
HELLO! Magazine
2023.01 - 2024.01
Freelance Podcast Producer
Finimize
2022.10 - 2025.02
Junior Producer
Yoto
2020.10 - 2022.10
BA Hons - English Literature
Oxford Brookes University
2016.09 - 2019.03